diff --git a/log_test.go b/log_test.go
index e7ae661..7f8a594 100644
--- a/log_test.go
+++ b/log_test.go
@@ -144,3 +144,11 @@ func TestApplyChild(t *testing.T) {
 	l2.Info("child2-nocolor")
 	l3.Info("child3-nocolor")
 }
+
+func TestDefaultLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	l := DefaultLogger()
+	l.Error("TestDefaultLogger")
+	l.Debug("TestDefaultLogger")
+	l.Warn("TestDefaultLogger")
+	l.Info("TestDefaultLogger")
+}
diff --git a/std.go b/std.go
index aee43b5..2260205 100644
--- a/std.go
+++ b/std.go
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import (
 
 var std = New("")
 
+func DefaultLogger() *Logger {
+	return std
+}
+
 func M(s interface{}, attrs ...color.Attribute) string {
 	return std.M(s, attrs...)
 }